The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-17

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The granite has been laid on Jefferson
street for its guttering from Cary to Canal
street
The foundation is being laid for Mr d.
ID Talley's residence at Henry ana rank
lin streets.
Mr.. A. y. Boulware is having his resi-
dence at Foushce and Franklin streets
remodeled.
SUNDAY was Children's Day, and as such
was observed in nearly all the churches
in Richmond.
Several dead infants were found in va
rious parts Of the city Sunday and Natur-
day night.
Two fine cannon have been placed on
tho camnus AT the Soldiers Home and
painted red.
Mr. Walter Walton, Of New York, who
has been in Richmond for the past two
weeks has gone to Danyille.
The Committee on Grounds and Build
ings had its regular meeting last night
and transacted routine business.
Picketts Division expects TO put up
Memorial windows at the SOldiens Home
10 Generals Garnett and Armstead.
Work was begun Yesterday on the
HOLLYWOOD extension Of the City kail-
way from Albemarle TO Beverly streets.
A Baptist Mission Sunday school was
Organized in West Sidney, sunday even
ing. at Robinson and Taylor streets.
The convicts were yesterday hauling
dir for the penitcntiary lot from Canal
steeet. between Adams and Jefferson.
All the appliances, machinery &c, for
the Manchester electric light has arrived
in Richmond and will be delivered to-
day.
Attention is called TO the advertise
ment of the Theatre COmique The only
place of amusement i'm the city open all
the year.
There is some talk of supplied choir
in one of our Episcopal churches. This
will be a novel, though beautiful sight
for Richmond.
Richmond branch Of the Irish National
League held an interesting meeting sun
day evening. They will invite William
O'Brien to Richmond.
James Culbertson and Thomas Dingus
were received at the penitentiary yester-
from Scott county, TO serve two wears
each for malicious assault.
Mr. William b. Pizzini, who has been
on pleasure trip to New York and
other Northern cities, returned home
yesterday morning
The collectors will have their picnic
at Drewrv's Bluff tomorrow, and all OF
the profession who propose to participate
are requested to meet at the shiplocks at
o'clock.
The Mikado will be repeated at Mozart
Academy next Thursday night. Admis-
siOn fifty cents Reserved seats at Ramos q,
Wednesday morning at 3 o'clock.
The drama of the Social Glass was pre-
sented at Monticello Hall last night by
the Good Templars' Social Club for the
benefit of jamestown Tribe, J. o. r. NJ.
Rev. W. c. SchaefIer preached the first
regular sermon al the Soldiers Home
chapel Sunday evening The Male Orphan
choir and Mamie TraheIn furnished the
music.
The young mems society of the Pres
byterian churches of this city will hold a
union meeting tonight at the Fourth
Presbyterian church-Rey. j. Calvin
Stewart, pastor
The reporter has been shown picture
of the Old Twelfth Virginia with pictures
of the gallant Ensign Smith, John +.
Laughton, and James E.Tyler, deceased
three as gallant men as ever wore the
Confederate gray.
The ladies of the Seventh-street Chris
tian church will open an ice-cream festival
at 600 east Main street tonight. Mrs
George =. Stacy and many lovely ladies,
married and single, will be on hand to
welcome their friends
The Salvation services Sunday were
well attended and were perfectly orderly.
They will he continued, and it Is hoped
that good order will be kept. There Is
nothing wrong in the services. 1t is the
misconduct of those who attend that is
wrong.
Special attention is called to the open
ing Of the season at Denny-street Lawn.
Ii takes place next Monday evening. They
have the finest pavilion in the city, good
music, refreshments at city prices, strict
order, and good time guaranteed to all.
A colored man named Dick Bagby was
shot by another cOlored man named John
Harris in a fight over game of cards
Sunday morning in a dive on Twenty
Fourth street As he was shot in the
head Bagby is not hurt badly. Harris
has not been arrested
The ladies of ion-Station Methodist
church will open a May festival in the
lecture-room tonight, and ask a liberal
patronage from the public Mrs c. II.
Hasker assisted by all the Rosebuds of
Union Station, will wait on all who call.
On May 18th and 10Th the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad Company will sell
round-trip tickets from Richmond TO
Norfolk for $3.50 to accommodate those
desiring to attend the memorial services
at Norfolk Tickets good to return until
and including the 2Oth
In Rockets Saturday nigbt Amos